★★★★★ The Playlist
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen - the inspiration for his song So Long, Marianne.
An uplifting documentary exploring the growing musical and social phenomenon of chanting, featuring the stories of people who are finding healing and a sense of inner peace by singing mantras together.
Encore Screening
The King of the Waltz, André Rieu, invites you to put on your dancing shoes for his spectacular 2019 hometown concert from Maastricht, featuring the Johann Strauss Orchestra, spectacular singers and special guests.
★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ The Sunday Times
Before is a new play by Pat Kinevane (Forgotten, Silent, Underneath) with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good.
The Speks present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats!
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard turns his focus from The Beatles to superstar tenor Luciano Pavarotti, combining stunning concert video, interviews and never-before-seen footage to create a portrait of opera’s best loved singer.
With Stephen Rea & Neil Martin
Seamus Heaney’s last great project was his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid Book VI. Actor Stephen Rea will read the full work with the live soundscape created by composer and cellist Neil Martin.
Music Network
A stellar combination of Ireland’s leading female traditional musicians.
Free Events (Booking Required)
Join us for Culture Night 2019, with free performances from Hania Rani and Glasshouse plus cinema screenings of Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace and shorts for young audiences.
Route 66, a 16 piece Big Band and singers, bring their fabulous ‘Live in Concert’ show back to Pavilion Theatre, taking the audience on a magical musical tour from the 40s right up to date with numbers made famous by Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Adele, Joe Dolan and many more, all played with a fabulous big band sound.
Encore Screening
Verdi’s masterpiece – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance, Austria.
★★★★ The Stage
Back due to phenomenal demand, the Mistress of Cabaret will perform an array of irreverent songs, funny and bittersweet, with Michael Roulston on piano.
Festival favourite Glasshouse present their highly acclaimed arrangement of Bon Iver’s exemplary albums For Emma, Forever Ago and Bon Iver, in what will be an uproarious evening, with rousing performances of these very special songs.
For one very special night, the legendary Plácido Domingo (The Three Tenors) returns to the breathtaking Arena di Verona amphitheatre for this anniversary gala evening, 50 years after his debut, revisiting three of his greatest ever roles in Verdi’s Nabucco, Simon Boccanegra and Macbeth.
An evening of songs and melodies we all love and remember, including Que Sera Sera, Hungarian Dance No 5, Russia’s Kalinka, Jewish dance Hava Nagila, Danny Boy, Those Were The Days and many more
Celebrate the power of women in blues history, from the gospel roots of the 1920s through to vaudeville, jazz & 1960s blues-rock, focusing on women and their stories in the evolution of blues music, from Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone Janis Joplin and more.
Embarking on a nationwide tour, Irish pianist Finghin Collins will perform Piano Sonatas by Mozart and Schubert, a selection from the Ros Tapestry and more.
A Celebration of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons presented by Europe’s No. 1 tribute, The Ragdolls.
Take a musical journey through the sounds of one of the most successful bands of all time with classic songs such as Sherry, Walk Like a Man, Oh What a Night and many more.
IMRAM Féile Litríochta Gaeilge
IMRAM returns with Irish-language translations of Nick Drake’s achingly beautiful songs as performed by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Neil Martin and Peter O’Toole.
Music Network
Three of Europe’s most exciting jazz musicians perform together at Pavilion Theatre.
